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September 14, 2020The coronavirus "positivity rate" in Argentina, ie the number of daily infections compared to the number of tests carried out, has exceeded 50%.
According to data from the Ministry of Health of September 14, they showed that out of 17,955 tests carried out in the country the day before, 9,056 confirmed cases of Covid-19 were recorded, which indicates a positive rate of 50.4%, one of the most tall in the world.
Argentina, which has been one of South America's success stories, with a rigorous lockdown imposed in March, has seen a dramatic increase in cases of contagion in recent months, first in the capital Buenos Aires and surrounding areas, now also in the provinces , highlighting how much work the country must do to bring the virus under control.
Argentina has a total of 555,537 confirmed cases, the tenth highest in the world, with 11,412 deaths.
The ratio between infections and tests had been around 40% since the beginning of August.
Other countries in the region, including Bolivia and Mexico, are also seeing skyrocketing positive rates.
Latin America, in addition to being the region with the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths globally, has been hit hard at the regional economy level, pushing millions of people below the poverty line.